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What is a Hermitage?

A Hermitage is a holy dwelling place, a simple but comfortable prayer cabin... A hermitage is a holy dwelling place, a simple but comfortable prayer cabin that enables those on retreat from the burdens of everyday life to be more fully attentive to the Presence of God.

Pacem's 16 hermitages are nestled carefully into the woods amidst the beauty of the natural environment to ensure the quiet and solitude of each hermit guest on retreat.

Each hermitage is named in honor of a patron saint whose extraordinary life story gives witness to a life of faith and inspiration to those who are on their own spiritual journey. We invite these holy patrons to join with us in prayer as we hold each hermit guest before the altar of God.

As you enter your hermitage retreat experience, you also share in all the prayers and preparations of those living "saints" who have stayed and prayed in the hermitage before you. In turn, you will become a part of the next person's visit, as you prayerfully prepare the hermitage for the next hermit.
 

 

Why Make a Hermitage Retreat?

To be alone with God is vital to spirituality. Nevertheless, most of us tend to neglect or push aside opportunities to move deeper into intimacy with Him.

With fast-paced, noisy, hectic and over-scheduled lives, we struggle daily to meet our personal needs and to balance relationships. Listening to others (truly listening) seems almost impossible - and it is even more difficult to hear one's inner voice or the voice of God.

Sometimes, we need to step away from the struggles and influences of a secular society into a simple "desert-like" environment of silence and solitude. The dedicated silence and simplicity of a hermitage makes it possible for each hermit guest to seek and enter into an intimate union with God. In that intimacy, God's love heals, nourishes, guides and transforms lives. He delights as we offer Him our praise and thanksgiving, and intercede for the needs of His people.

Pacem in Terris is a hermitage sanctuary, where guests can be free of daily distractions, pressures and obligations. Without schedules or expectations to meet, the hermit can more simply follow Christ's example of seeking a "lonely place to pray", allow God to become the sole retreat director, and find rest in body, mind and spirit.

 

 

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Last Updated: October, 2009
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